She was alone for so long   That her heart built a wall   And all who tried to get in   Couldn't even go near      Yet deep inside that fortress   Was a lost little girl   Crying out to be seen   And to love tenderly      He had journeyed so far   No-one's fool would he be   And every moment he swore   That his heart would stay free      Yet deep inside that wanderer   Was a lost little boy   Crying out to be seen   And to love tenderly      Seems to me the child in all of us   Is not so very small   Longing to lie in arms of love   And give our one and all      And it's such a precious blessing   When real love comes to call   But we'd rather build a fortress   Than break down all our walls      She fell apart at the seams   When his love came along   He didn't know what to feel   'Cause he felt it so strong      Seems to me the child in all of us   Is not so very small   Longing to lie in arms of love   And give our one and all      And it's such a precious blessing   When real love comes to call   But we'd rather build a fortress   Than break down all our walls      And it's such a precious blessing   When real love comes to call   But we'd rather build a fortress   Than break down all our walls      Yes we'd rather build a fortress   Than break down all our walls